Family owned Vineyard, Winery & Cellar Door - all wines are handcrafted, hand picked, open fermenters, basket pressed and maturation in French Oak to complete the process.
Ellis Wines sits on this famous soil which extends both sides of the Mt Camel range found within the Heathcote wine growing region. In the words of international viticulturalist Larry Bradley… “This site is suitable for growing premium wine grapes”
Bob Downing purchased 24ha of undulating land in 1994, and has established a dry-grown vineyard planted to shiraz (7.2ha), cabernet sauvignon (2.4ha) and merlot (0.4ha)
Argyle Forest Estate produce exceptional wine. Our Betelgeuse Shiraz is an award winner made from low-yielding vines using sustainable viticulture practices. We concentrate on optimizing fruit quality from each vine to produce this exceptional Shiraz
Heathcote Winery’s Cellar Door is located in the main street of Heathcote. The Cellar Door and adjacent Art Gallery are housed in a restored miners produce store built by Thomas Craven in 1854 to cater for the influx of gold miners seeking fortune.